Immersive experiences are popping up everywhere. We see breath-taking exhibitions with floor-to-ceiling digital artworks, theme parks with thrilling dark rides that bring your favorite cartoon figures to life like never before and planetariums with starry domes that suck you right into the universe. But what makes an immersive environment immersive?
Immersion is based on tricking visitors into believing your story by playing their senses. It could be sounds, or even smells; but everything starts with our vision. Seeing is believing, right? Which brings us to the topic of immersive visualization technologies. Here are some things to take into consideration.
When building a projection-based attraction with immersion and interactivity, there are a couple of things that are of major significance.
First of all, as the goal of your installation is to immerse visitors, you’ll need visualization that really pulls your guests in. Make your visitors forget about everything else and hook them to your story with high-quality, razor-sharp lifelike images that are perfectly uniform. And this is even more important if you know your visitors are going to be watching the projections from up close or if they want to share the experience with videos on social media!
Secondly, you want to absorb your visitors in this new world without them noticing the technology you’re using to realize this. This also means that your installation should be invisible (and inaudible) as much as possible!
And to conclude, in contrast to one-off (outdoor) video mapping events, most of these tourist venues are open 7 days a week with shows running every hour. What you don’t want is disappointing visitors - and losing profit - because technology fails during rush hours. It’s important to choose a reliable solution, allowing you to run a successful attraction.
Creating the believable illusion of another world is not easy, but with the right immersive projector you can make it work!
The main purpose of technology is to support your story. The Barco projectors are designed to be least intrusive in your set-up. The exceptional installation flexibility and a long list of functional peripherals, like motorized frames and remote controls, allow you to put the projectors wherever you want to fit your specific venue infrastructure: high up in the ceiling, far away or exceptionally close to the projection surface. And the very low noise levels strengthen the immersive aspect of the experience.
For multi-channel blend installations, it’s important that the different images produced by multiple projectors are ‘blended’ to create the illusion of one smooth image. The Barco Pulse projectors have high qualitative built-in edge blending and warping capabilities and Barco’s Constant Light Output (CLO) functionalities allow you to adjust the brightness levels of across multiple units for even more perfect blending results.
The main purpose of technology is to support your story. The Barco projectors are designed to be least intrusive in your set-up. The exceptional installation flexibility and a long list of functional peripherals, like motorized frames and remote controls, allow you to put the projectors wherever you want to fit your specific venue infrastructure: high up in the ceiling, far away or exceptionally close to the projection surface. And the very low noise levels strengthen the immersive aspect of the experience.
Maintenance and service should never be an afterthought! Get the most out of your visualization set-up with products that guarantee maximum uptime and partners that have your back. The Barco laser projectors have an extended lifespan delivering more consistent performances and color renditions over time at a low TCO.
At Barco you can choose the same brand for both mid-range as well as high-end solutions. From simple to complex, we have everything to fulfill a broad scope of varying needs. Taking all the above into account, these are the Barco projectors we recommend for your indoor immersive projection experience.
The G-series opens the Barco single-chip offering with ten projectors between 6K and 25K lumens to meet the needs of any installation with a cost-effective solution.
Available in black and white, the G-series projectors blend in perfectly in every environment and offer great flexibility through a wide lens shift & ultra-short throw lens options.
With our I600, we expand the immersivity of your experiences. This single-chip projection platform is your perfect pick, fit for a wide range of applications.
Feast your eyes on its premium image quality and be pleasantly surprised by its exceptional performance, compact size, future-proof expandability, and durability.
The 1-DLP F80s, also known as our silent projectors, are so quiet you can place it in your venue without your visitors noticing. To achieve the low noise performance, Barco made optimal use of the unit’s internal space and turned to advanced noise inspection tools to optimize the noise timbre. Thanks to their 3D capability, the F80s also perfectly fit for themepark dark rides and interactive experiences.
The UDM projectors are specifically built to deliver superior quality in the most diverse setups. As the most compact, high-brightness 3-DLP laser projectors on the market, they enable exceptional versatility to deliver stunning experiences while also reducing installation time. The UDM and UDX bring reliable and razor-sharp images to every type venue.
The G-series opens the Barco single-chip offering with ten projectors between 6K and 25K lumens to meet the needs of any installation with a cost-effective solution.
Available in black and white, the G-series projectors blend in perfectly in every environment and offer great flexibility through a wide lens shift & ultra-short throw lens options.
With our I600, we expand the immersivity of your experiences. This single-chip projection platform is your perfect pick, fit for a wide range of applications.
Feast your eyes on its premium image quality and be pleasantly surprised by its exceptional performance, compact size, future-proof expandability, and durability.
The 1-DLP F80s, also known as our silent projectors, are so quiet you can place it in your venue without your visitors noticing. To achieve the low noise performance, Barco made optimal use of the unit’s internal space and turned to advanced noise inspection tools to optimize the noise timbre. Thanks to their 3D capability, the F80s also perfectly fit for themepark dark rides and interactive experiences.
The UDM projectors are specifically built to deliver superior quality in the most diverse setups. As the most compact, high-brightness 3-DLP laser projectors on the market, they enable exceptional versatility to deliver stunning experiences while also reducing installation time. The UDM and UDX bring reliable and razor-sharp images to every type venue.
And the Barco portfolio has much more to offer! Our ultimate goal is to enable premium experiences across the board. We go the extra mile with state-of-the-art projection technology, high-quality hardware peripherals, powerful software features, and a sound service program. It’s these things that will make the difference and push your immersive installation from ‘OK’ to ‘WOW’.
Barco Pulse is the 4K electronics backbone that’s integrated in most of our new projectors. It supports our projectors to perform warping, scaling and 4K Ultra High Definition processing. This results in sharper images and market leading lowest latency. But it also enables our DynaBlack contrast ratios, an internally developed smart algorithm enhancing the projector contrast ratio up to 20.000:1, making darker scenes darker without any processing latency.
Thanks to the wide array of specialized high-quality glass lenses and wide lens shifts, Barco’s projectors excel in flexibility accommodating almost any configuration. Ultra-short throw, high-contrast or high-brightness lenses – we offer everything to deliver superior immersive experiences in the most diverse set-ups, from small pop-up digital art installations in the local mall to 3D dome theatres. You can find the lens that fits your project and projector via the lens calculator.
Barco’s service program is meant to drive positive and reliable outcomes from start to finish, from pre-sales support to installation and operation. All of the Barco products are covered with a standard warranty policy, but we also have an additional portfolio of Barco EssentialCare service contracts offering fast parts delivery, 24/7 expert helpdesk access and/or on-site assistance. All you need to guarantee quick resolutions and maximum uptime.
